whaling
noun
whal·ing
ˈ(h)wā-liŋ 
: the occupation of catching and extracting commercial products from whales
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On the opposite side of the planet, the small Norwegian island and former whaling station of Jan Mayen faces 10% tariffs.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Probably the most familiar are humpback and blue whales, which were driven to the brink of extinction not so long ago by commercial whaling, but are making a comeback after an international moratorium was enacted on whaling.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This research also highlights the potential ecological impact of historical whale population declines caused by commercial whaling.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
In order to make this hypothesis, Branch assembled data from longitudinal studies and old whaling records.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Probably the most familiar are humpback and blue whales, which were driven to the brink of extinction not so long ago by commercial whaling, but are making a comeback after an international moratorium was enacted on whaling.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This research also highlights the potential ecological impact of historical whale population declines caused by commercial whaling.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
In order to make this hypothesis, Branch assembled data from longitudinal studies and old whaling records.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Whaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whaling. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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